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Show Pecora Bares Profits Of Albert W.Wiggin In Sensational Trial By LYLE C. WILSON XTnitetl Press Stjtff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (U.R) Senate stock market in-vestigatoi in-vestigatoi s have obtained evidence of multi-million dollar profits to Albert W. Wiggin, one-time head of the Chase National bank, far beyond the $10,425,675.02 he realized from trading in shares of the bank itself. The additional profits were in securities of other corporations. Revelation of Wiggiij's profits in bank shares brought an open break between the former Chase head and his successor, suc-cessor, Winthrop W. Aldrich, son-in-law of John D. Rockefeller. Rocke-feller. Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel, unfolded the cora resumes investigation of his personal profits. It was in 1932 that Aldrich. aided by powerful pressure, ot the Rockefeller stock interest, began to maneuver Wig-gin Wig-gin out of the bank. , Wiggin is out altogether now, although al-though he owns much stock. His $100,000 annual retirement pay' was stopped this week when stockholders stockhold-ers rose in rebellious protest. They had not known of it until the pension was reversed by Pecora. ; story, million by million. - Aldrich' listened in angry surprise. Denounces Wigffin j lie moved to the committee table-j and in 200 clipped words denounc- ed Wiggin and his boom-time banking methods. Aldrich promised prom-ised a new deal, so long as he runs Chase there will be no manipulation ma-nipulation to establish artificial values for the bank's stock. Severely criticized details of the bank's loans to Cuba were other j shocks to Aldrich as he heard i them revealed for the first time under Pecora's questioning. The tremendous profits by Wig-gin's Wig-gin's private corporations dealing in Chase shares tripped the trig- I ger on Aldrich's anger yesterday, j The break between the two men appeared to be complete. Wiggin will return to the wit- 1 ness chair next Tuesday, when Pe- |